18th c Spanish Colonial "Madonna of the Books" Polychrome Wood Statue miniatures A beautiful very large 18"

A beautiful very large 18"

Bottom of pot has some discoloration from age

it was recognized that the fumes from the embers were noxious

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18th c Spanish Colonial "Madonna of the Books" Polychrome Wood Statue miniatures A beautiful very large 18"We are offering a Very Rare and Beautiful 18th c Spanish Colonial Polychrome Statue of the Madonna of the Books. (The Virgin and the Child") Also known as the Madonna of the Book. This wonderful hand carved Wooden Statue depicts the Virgin and Child reading a book. The layout and decoration suggest that it might be a Book of Hours, one of those devotional manuals intended for laypeople that gained widespread popularity between the 13th and 16th